StratolabGames for Learning2016-11-07T17:23:53Zhttp://stratolab.com/feed/atom/WordPressWinstonhttp://stratolab.com/?p=11382015-11-25T22:16:41Z2015-11-25T22:12:51ZHere is an excellent article by Joan Straumanis on learning. She talks about some myths of learning like misunderstandings of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, and methods of learning shown to work yet are very easily implemented. What We’re Learning About Learning

]]>0Winstonhttp://stratolab.com/?p=11292015-10-19T21:03:22Z2015-10-19T20:50:05ZIn Winston's research on learning, he's discovered: good news about school teachers, the top-5 problems teachers encounter, and a fantastic method of teaching called POGIL.

]]>0Winstonhttp://stratolab.com/?p=11242015-10-19T22:47:51Z2015-09-28T18:08:24ZIf you want to build a game but you or your students are not programmer’s check out Mark Chen round-up of Game Making Tools. Mark summarizes each tool so it’s fast to get the gist of what that tool offers. E.g.: Name CraftStudio URL http://craftstud.io/ Dev Platforms Windows, Mac, Linux Target Platforms Windows, Mac, Linux, HTML5 Genres / […]

]]>0Winstonhttp://stratolab.com/?p=11172015-09-01T00:11:15Z2015-09-01T00:11:15ZI first heard of Bret Victor with his Kill Math talks. He is obsessed with nurturing ideas and unlocking creativity with tools that help the creator see what they are doing. This video I stumbled across is incredible. Jump to 3:30 if you are in a hurry.

]]>0winstonwhttp://stratolab.comhttp://stratolab.com/?p=10622014-08-27T16:24:10Z2014-08-27T16:24:10ZIf you live in Marin County CA, and want to try out Electropocalypse or meet its makers, come visit us at the Greenbrae Mini Maker Faire on September 13. We are currently trying to find the market for this game—is it kids or adults, people who like games or people who like electronics? At the faire we […]

]]>0winstonwhttp://stratolab.comhttp://stratolab.com/?p=9922014-04-11T23:15:35Z2014-04-11T23:12:25ZThe Tech Museum in San Jose on Saturday April 26 is having an Open Make event on electricity and we’ll be showing our game there. It sounds like a fun day of electricity with a bunch of groups showing off their electrical projects, including the Young Makers who are preparing for the big Maker Faire […]

]]>0winstonwhttp://stratolab.comhttp://stratolab.com/?p=9852014-04-11T23:16:18Z2014-04-01T17:25:34ZI saw this great math game at a show recently. I don’t like most math games but this one was fun. It’s not out yet, but you can sign up to be a beta tester. http://littleworldsinteractive.com

]]>0Winstonhttp://stratolab.com/?p=8362013-10-30T18:03:17Z2013-10-30T18:02:32ZI was introduced to this game at London’s Science Museum site. It reminds me of the also excellent game The Incredible Machine. It’s a puzzle game where you use various physical phenomena like electricity or heat to make things work. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/

]]>0Winstonhttp://stratolab.com/?p=7922013-10-03T22:02:22Z2013-07-31T17:18:57ZI’m working on a game to teach basic electronics. It’s hard to come up with electronics puzzles instead of homework problems. I found these articles to be useful in understanding puzzles: http://www.scottkim.com/thinkinggames/GDC00/bates.html — The art of puzzle design lies in creating an original set of problems and solutions that are appropriate to the story you are […]

]]>0Winstonhttp://stratolab.com/?p=7222012-07-13T19:12:12Z2012-07-13T19:12:12ZI just played these two games about a serious subject, sweatshops. Both games are simple 2D drag-and-drop games, relative inexpensive to produce (compared to a 3D game), and they want to teach a little bit about the evils of Sweatshops. http://www.playsweatshop.com/ In PlaySweatshop.com the boss fired the old manager and made you (forces you […]